2017 Man Booker Prize


The 2017 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 17 October 2017. The Man Booker dozen of 13 books was announced on 27 July, narrowed down to a shortlist of six titles on 13 September. George Saunders was awarded the 2017 Booker Prize for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo, receiving £50,000, and becoming the second American author in a row to be awarded the prize.

Judging panel

AuthorTitleGenreCountryPublisher
George SaundersLincoln in the BardoHistorical/ExperimentalUSBloomsbury Publishing
Paul Auster4 3 2 1NovelUSFaber & Faber
Emily FridlundHistory of WolvesNovelUSWeidenfeld & Nicolson
Mohsin HamidExit WestNovelUK-PakistanHamish Hamilton
Fiona MozleyElmetNovelUKJM Originals, John Murray
Ali SmithAutumnNovelUKHamish Hamilton

Nominees (longlist)